
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26) on Thursday closed down -18 (-0.33%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26) closed down -49 (-1.22%).
Cocoa prices settled lower on Thursday. A rebound in the dollar weighed on NY cocoa prices after the dollar index (DXY00) on Thursday recovered from a 5-week low and turned higher. London cocoa was under pressure after the British pound (^GBPUSD) climbed to a 5-week high, undercutting cocoa priced in sterling.